His Dark Materials: Season 1

8 EPISODES | TV-14

From Philip Pullman's epic "His Dark Materials" fantasy trilogy (which consists of the books "The Golden Compass," "The Subtle Knife," and "The Amber Spyglass") comes Season 1 of this compelling HBO series that follows young orphan Lyra (Dafne Keen) on an incredible adventure into a parallel world where a human's soul exists outside one's body--in the form of a talking animal.

1.Lyra's Jordan

Orphan Lyra Belacqua's world is upended by her long-absent uncle's return from the North.

2.The Idea of North

Lyra arrives to her new life in London, determined to find Roger with Mrs. Coulter's help.

3.The Spies

Following her kidnapping, Lyra falls in with a new group, but struggles to know who to trust.

4.Armour

Arriving North, Lyra seeks allies in the witches, an aeronaut and an armored bear.

5.The Lost Boy

The alethiometer sends Lyra and Iorek on a new path, leading to a shocking but vital clue.

6.The Daemon-Cages

Lyra finds what she was looking for in the far North, but can she survive?

7.The Fight to the Death

Now alone, Lyra must use her methods of deception to outwit a formidable foe.

8.Betrayal

Season One Finale. As the Magisterium closes in, Lyra assists Asriel's efforts, but at great personal cost.